» Kristian Bryant has been promoted to staff architect at VIP Architectural Associates, PLLC after earning his architecture license from New York State. Bryant graduated from Syracuse University School of Architecture in 2000. Bryant is a member of the American Institute of Architects and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Boards. He has been with the company since 2008.

» Heather K. Zimmerman has joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as an associate. She previously practiced as an associate at Hodgson Russ LLP in Buffalo, and at Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and her J.D., cum laude, from University of Notre Dame Law School.

» Cindy Goodman has been hired as the new sales representative for advertisements for the Jewish Observer. She is originally from Indianapolis, where she attended Purdue University. She resides in Fayetteville.

» The following individuals have joined St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center:

» Deborah Crouch, of Falcone Associates, Inc. received the New York State Association of Health Underwriters Outstanding Service Award at the NYSAHU 7th Annual Day on the Hill on Monday, April 23, 2013 in Albany, New York. The Outstanding Service Award honors NAHU members for their commitment to the principals and goals of the NAHU organization.

» Kimberly A. Steele, managing attorney of The Steele Law Firm, P.C., has been chosen to be the keynote speaker for the 2013 Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathway's Young Women of Distinction event to be held at the Sheldon Hall Ballroom at SUNY Oswego on May 28, 2013.

» Theresa Mandery, has joined the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency as a recycling specialist. Mandery worked as an environmental project coordinator at Upstate Laboratories, Inc. She is a graduate of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and resides in Syracuse.

» M. Cristina Marchetti, The William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2013 Simons Fellow. She plans to use the award, valued at nearly $129,000, to help underwrite a yearlong sabbatical to study theoretical modeling of active matter.